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Set-off and Carry Forward of Losses: Compliance under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The issue relates to restrictions on adjusting losses against specific incomes. The rules clearly prohibit set-off against gamblin...

April 5, 2026 945 Views 0 comment Print

Carried‑Forward Losses in Amalgamations: Smooth Transition under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The issue concerns treatment of carried-forward losses when post-merger conditions are breached. The law provides that such benefi...

March 30, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

Set-off/Carry Forward of Losses & Deductions during Transition to Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : Losses computed under the earlier law can be carried forward under the new Act. However, eligibility depends strictly on complianc...

March 23, 2026 1149 Views 0 comment Print

Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses with FAQs

Income Tax : Learn the rules for set off and carry forward of income tax losses in India. Covers intra-head and inter-head adjustments, restric...

November 4, 2025 1568056 Views 129 comments Print

Set Off and Carry Forward Provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : An overview of India's tax provisions for set-off and carry forward of losses, covering key sections, conditions, and anti-abuse r...

September 19, 2025 5337 Views 0 comment Print


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Effectively utilize losses to reduce the tax burden

Income Tax : Income tax is a tax on income earned by a taxpayer in a given year. However, activity of a taxpayer may not always result in incom...

February 27, 2009 684 Views 0 comment Print


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Carry Forward Loss Cannot Be Denied After Treating Return as Valid: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once the return is accepted as valid under Section 139(1), denial of carry forward loss on belated filing g...

February 14, 2026 762 Views 0 comment Print

Eight-minute delay in Return filing cannot justify denial of loss carry forward: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court ruled that a marginal eight-minute delay in filing the return could not justify denial of loss carry forward. The order ...

January 30, 2026 3675 Views 0 comment Print

Demerger Loss Carry Forward: Sec 72A(4) Applies; PCIT Revision Using Sec 72A(2) Conditions Invalid

Income Tax : The court ruled that invoking an inapplicable statutory provision vitiates revision. Proper identification of the governing sectio...

January 12, 2026 633 Views 0 comment Print

Non-Speculative F&O Losses Allowed to Set Off Against Capital Gains

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi heard an appeal from Kamal Kant, whose set-off of non-speculative business losses from Futures & Options (F&O) agai...

October 17, 2025 846 Views 0 comment Print

Technicalities Can’t Defeat Justice: ITAT Kolkata Allows Set Off of Losses & MAT Credit

Income Tax : The ITAT in Kolkata ruled that tax claims cannot be denied on technicalities when documentation is on record. The case of Ambika M...

September 19, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print


Set off of loss or unabsorbed depreciation not allowed against undisclosed income

February 2, 2022 7833 Views 0 comment Print

Set off of loss in search cases – Amendment in the provisions of section 79A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 Chapter VI of the Act deals with aggregation of income and set off or carry forward of loss. In Sections 70-80 of the Act there are specific provisions relating to set off or carry […]

Set Off and Carry Forward of Loss under Income Tax Act, 1961

January 31, 2022 7206 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the concept of set off and carry forward of loss under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Learn how to adjust losses against profits and maximize tax benefits.

Provisions of set off carry and forward of losses?

November 21, 2021 198477 Views 0 comment Print

Meaning of set off of Losses under Income Tax Act, 1961: Set off means setting of losses against profits of same head of income or may be different during the year. Meaning of carry forward of losses under Income Tax Act, 1961: Carry forward of losses means carrying the losses amount to be be set […]

Set-off And Carry Forward of Losses

November 1, 2021 70746 Views 0 comment Print

There can be profit and also losses in every type of business, where losses are difficult to digest. Though Income Tax Act in India provides for the benefits of losses too. The law contains the provisions for set off and carry forward of losses. SET OFF OF LOSSES: Set off of losses means making adjust […]

Set off And Carry Forward of Income Tax Losses

May 22, 2021 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Set off of losses Set off of losses means adjusting the losses against the profit or income of that particular year. Losses that are not set off against income in the same year can be carried forward to the subsequent years for set off against income of those years.  Intra-head Set Off Inter-head Set Off […]

Business Income declared during Survey can be set-off against Business Losses

February 16, 2021 2403 Views 0 comment Print

Income declared in survey is to be taxed and it has to fall under one of the heads of income, i.e., business income and, therefore, is available for set-off against the business loss.

Tax Treatment & Applicability of Audit for Intraday Trading in India

February 13, 2021 254529 Views 17 comments Print

Indians are shedding the traditional misconception that share trading is all about speculation and gambling. Many have now realized that intraday trading is similar to any other profession and should be treated as such.  With the rise in online trading avenues as well as investor awareness, a larger number of people are now channeling their […]

Income Tax cannot be levied on Securities Premium Merely because It Used to Set Off Losses

November 28, 2020 3258 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether tax is applicable on securities premium merely because it used to set off losses? AO does not have the jurisdiction to go beyond the net profit shown in the Profit & Loss Account except to the extent provided in the Explanation to section 115J.

Set-off & carry-forward of losses under Income-Tax Act, 1961

October 30, 2020 136117 Views 3 comments Print

The Income-Tax Act, 1961, allows set-off and carry-forward of the loss incurred by any assessee subject to some restrictions Apart from other information, the new income-tax forms, ITR-1 to ITR-8, notified by the Central government seeks details on set-off of losses. Now almost every assessee has to give this information. Therefore, one has to be aware of the exact provisions relating to set-off. Otherwise there is every possibility of claiming incorrect set-off.

AO to examine section 79 only in year in which  assessee claims set off of losses

September 25, 2020 4815 Views 0 comment Print

Orra Fine Jewellery Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The substantial issue for consideration now before us for the A.Y. 2012-13 is whether the provisions of section 79 of the Act can be invoked and examined in the assessment year in which the assessee claimed for carry forward of losses or in the assessment year […]

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